Turkey

M1.2 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 00:05:08 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 00:05 UTC, a magnitude M1.2 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
6198afd682eea43aa269914a8724bcb986282cb8
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
8.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 00:05:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.22720, 30.97720
Temperature
3.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.2 km
Shallow
8.2 km
8.2 km — close to the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 218 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Distance: 391 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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